Undergarment



H. "D. UNDERGARMM Feb. 19, 1929.

ROSE

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UNITED STATES I,702,6I8 PATENT oFFlfcE.

HAROL'D D. ROSE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORKQ ASSIGNOR T0- MODEL BRASSIERE C0., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

UDERGARMENT.

vApplicationl filed May 17,

" vwhich not only reduces the human diaphragml but also, because of thepresence of specially designed and located elastic inserts also develops a massaging action whereby the fatty tissue is reduced and the diaphragm bulge is distributed to other parts of the abdomen. Other objects will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will vbe pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an example of the invention without defining its limits, Fig. 1 is an inside face view of a brassiere embodying the novel features; F ig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the action thereof, and F ig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-8 of F ig. 2.

The garment itself comprises a body portion which, in all cases, is constructedin accordance with the particular purpose for which the garment is designed and the class of confining undergarments to which said garment relates; in the illustrated example the body portion is of the brassiere type and consists of a front section 10 and a rear section 11, both sections being permanently connected at oneend, and at their opposite ends being provided'with cooperating fastening devices such as hooks an eyes '12 whereby the garment is removably fastened in place upon the wearer. The garment also may include shoulder straps 13 and other features commonly found therein or especially incorporated in said garment.

The diaphragm reducing device which constitutes the invention comprises a belt oonsisting of two end members 14 of corresponding form and two intermediate members 15 of complemental shape. The two intermediate members 15 are joined together along a central seam 16 and at theirouter edges are joined to the contiguous edges of the end members 14 at their lower portions as indicated at 17. The opposed edges of the members 14 and 15 are cut so as to diver'ge upwardly from the connected portions 17 as shown at a and b respectively to form 1927. Serial` No. 191,959.

downwardly.V 'In these gores V-shaped gus-v sets 18 of stretchable or elastic material, pref-` erably surgical elastic webbing, are secured by sewing as shown in Fig. 1. The upper edges of the sections 14 and 15 and of the gussets 18 are cutvalong curved lines c which extend in opposite directions from the. central portion d; the latter projects upwardly and comprises the highest part of the belt as illustrated in Fig. 1. w 1

VVhen combined with the garment for which it is designed the belt has its opposite end edges and its lower edge secured therein, but lis otherwise free andV disconnectcd from said garment as shownvin Fig. 3. In the illustrated example the vbelt extends across the front section 10 of the garment on the inside and bottom thereof and. has its opposite ends and its lower edge fastened in place by sewing 20 and 21 respectively. The enter ends of the members 14 are lo'- cated at the free edge of the section 10 and at the point of connection offt-he latter with the rear section 11, while the lower edge'of the belt is in registry with the lower edge of'the section 10 as shown in Fig. 1. In any case the normal length of the belt between the outer end edges of the respective end members 14 indicated by the arrow e in Fig. 1 is less than the corresponding dimension of the front section 10 indicated by the same arrow. Inv some instances the belt may be further reinforced and held in an upright position by arranging vsuitable bones 22 or their equivalent in pockets along the central seam 16. p

The arrangement is such that the fullest portions'of the curves o are located a predetermined distance downwardly from the top of the central portion al sol as to produce i relatively lesser length of the belt along the w line of the arrow e will cause the gussets 18 to be stretched as indicated by the arrow f in Fig'. 2, to thereby exert a Constant elastic pulling action. Thus as the pressure of the wearer7s body is exerted against the lower portion of the garment, the natural movement is Vnecessarily upward to the point where the fullness occurs in the central part of. the'belt. At these points the aforesaid pull of the gussets 18 causes the upper part of the central portion d to be drawn inwardly against the body and thereby creates a distinct and Constant pressure against that portion of the wearers body known as the diaphragm. Because of the elase'icity and V-shape of the gussets 18, and the inanner in which they are set in the garment, these gussets, as the wearer indulges in normal, natural bodily movements, cause the belt to stretch and return to normal along lines which are longest along the upper edge of the belt and gradually decrease in length toward the apices of the gussets 18 and to thereby develop a massaging action upon the diaphragm. The belt therefore not only rediices the latter but, in addition, reduces any fatty tissue that may be existent at the part of the body in question and distributes the diaphragm "bulge to other parts of the abdomen where it is no longer' conspicnous. F urthermore the central portion (Z entends between the busts of the wearer, particular'- ly when the latter assuines a slg' position, the remainder of the belt extending beneath the busts, so that to a degree7 the belt helps to accentuate the bust line.

VVith the device illustrated and described, there is always a direct pull developed in the section of the belt dirctly over the diaphragm, regardless as to whether the wear'ei' assumes sitting, standing, bending or other postures. This is due'to the shape of the diaphragmsGCtiOn and the manner in which the elastic gussets 18 are placed in the garment; the curVed edges at the top of the belt cause it to fit snugly under the busts of the wearer. The belt being smaller than the outer garment with which it is combined, causes a slight pressure to be exerted at all times upon the diaphragm when the garment is being worn thereby giving the wearer the desired flattened efi'ect. The belt is sufiiciently high to take care of the diaphragm without injury thereto and without causing any discomfort to the wear'er.

The device may be embodied in brassieres, corset brassieres, girdles and other confining garments of a lrindred type.

Various |changes in the specific form shown and described may be made within the scope of 'the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

l claim: v l. In an undergarment of the kind described, the combination of a body portion, aV helt located upon the inside of said body portion and having its ends secured thereto, the normal length of said belt between its points of attachment being less than the corresponding normal dimension of said body portio'n, and elastic means in said belt extcnding downwardly from the upper' edge thereof and terminating at a distance from the lower edge of said belt.

2. In an undergarment of the kind described, the combination of a body portion, a belt located upon the inside of said body portion and having its ends and lower edge secured thereto and being otherwise free from said bony portion, the normal length of said helt between its end points of attachment being than the corresponding normal dimension of said body portion, and downwardly converging elastic gussets in said belt extending downwardly from the upper e': Fe thereof and terminating at a distance from'the lower edge of said belt.

lini an undergarment of theV kind described, the combination of a body portion, a helt located upon the inside of said body poi'tion and having its ends and lower edge secured thereto and being otherwise free from said. body portion, the normal length of said belt between its end' points of attachinent being less than the corres'ponding normal. (liinension of said body portion, said beltconsisting of a central section and two end sections connected with said central section in a manner to form l-shaped gores at the upper edge of said belt, and V-shaped elastic .':iissets fitted in said gores, the upper ecge of said belt being Curved in opposite directions from an upwardly projecting central portion adapted to eXtend between the busts of the wearer.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand' HAROLD i). nosa.V 

